Hydration. And don't watch them do it. Just shut your eyes.
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Hydration. And don't watch them do it. Just shut your eyes.
I love this. I think they would be friends 💗 I am sorry for your loss
This is Lewis. He lived for almost 15 years as the goodest boy. Here he is last winter, hoping someone would throw a snowball for him.
Wow!!!
Not to ignore the chaos, but here's a lovely, good news story.
I am so sorry. That is terrible💗
This was one of the funnest things I did when I taught an Organismal Diversity class. Watch sponges reassemble, grow ferns from spores, and annotate the anatomy of produce from the grocery store. Students love it, too.
Congratulations 🎉🎉
That's fantastic!!!
Good news! KU's IRACDA program was reinstated! We are now taking applications for postdocs. Please spread the word. sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...
#sketchoftheday #artsky #blueskyart #art #Invertefest #nudibranchs For the last day of August #Invertefest, I drew a gem nudibranch, the prettiest nudibranch* in all the oceans. *They are all the prettiest nudibranchs. this one lives in New Zealand. 😀💜💜💜
Everything about anemones is cool!!
Actinodendronid sea anemone, I think. These guys are common in the indo-west Pacific and tend to be zippy.... Common name is hellfire anemone
62 years ago (!) It would be nice if the need for this kind of collective action could be retired, but alas...
Interesting survey of evo bio folks who leave academic track for other kinds of jobs post PhD. Topline: they're employable and happy but could use training in ppl and project management.
Wooooooo💕🎊
hi friends, let me know if you'd like a zoom link for my defense next week!
Again it’s not really debatable!
Sorry to hear that it's a sad trip. Hope pastry provides some respite 💓
Woohoo, Kaden!! 🪼🪼🪸
Skills you clearly have that are not called out here include project management, translation of research to diverse constituencies, coordination of teams towards dynamic targets (these are all part of the research enterprise). You remain an impressive candidate. It's rough out there rn.
Important and timely change to @gbif.org to recognize the needs and knowledge of indigenous communities for biodiversity data.
This is WONDERFUL. Thank you for doing this important work.
Sitting on the back porch early this am and caught a racoon family shimmying up a tree. Feels like it will be a good day.
Sharing this impt call to provide valuable input (data, GIS expertise, etc.) to United by Nature, formerly the National Nature Assessment, CANCELLED by DOGE/Trump. Use the QR code or survey123.arcgis.com/share/8d1d79... cc @nature.org @natureserve.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com #gischat 🧪🌎🌍🌏
A rare job opportunity for Invertebrate Zoology: fieldmuseum.hrmdirect.com/employment/j...
basking sharks Sarah-Kim Watchorn "Charle and I had the best day out there. just Ireland doing its thing. Finally showing you guys some footage that has been patiently waiting on my hard drive"
"Many species thought to be extinct may be rediscovered when targeted searches are conducted using new eyes" Inspiring story about a Sri Lankan botanist news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sri-...
So cool!!
Ten simple rules for faculty members building just and equitable environments in academic science | PLOS Computational Biology
Emphasis on scientific superstars and personal power/rewards is greater in times of uncertainty. I get that from individual's point of view but fear that that does real damage in the long term to broad public support and the systems that make science *work*, like peer review, mentoring, etc
This is such an interesting thread. One thing that I've been trying to do to cope with *gestures* is to learn how other communities/eras have found resilience and persistence. The narrative of "science for the public good" is one reason we've had broad support. I wonder how that might change.
Congratulations 🎉 This is amazing and much needed good news
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Typo is a good one! Worth keeping 🥤🥤🐍
Whoa.
This is FANTASTIC
“The opportunities I had as an aspiring researcher are gone. The path to a better life for kids in Sacramento is slipping away.”
‘Biodiversity is not declining’ is a claim you may have heard. But science says otherwise. 📉 The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis. Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪
Liking this but, you know, hating it
Congratulations 🎉 Looking forward to seeing what you discover
Wow! Really cool. They look like they're covered in tube feet!!
I love everything about this perspective piece. Love the emphasis on ensuring AI does not replicate and reinforce weak systems. Love the articulation of "creative friction" as model for meaningful engagement and collaboration.
#Evol2025 SSB Members we have an informal mixer tomorrow! @systbiol.bsky.social SSB informal mixer: Time: Monday, June 23, 7:30 - 10 pm Place: back garden of Little Kings Shuffle Club (223 W Hancock St) Purpose: Come coalesce with other SSB members to talk trees under the trees!
A sad day for NSF and the community because you have been such a champion for systematics and biodiversity. Thank you for all that! And, enjoy your next chapter 💓
So many anemones in that shot!!
Ppl sending me things to read is my favorite genre of unsolicited email.🫤
What a cool resource!!
"Extinction of experience" in disciplines like ecology & paleobiology isn't just about fieldwork. It's also the loss of taxonomic expertise. Any focus on Big Data, divorced from knowledge of natural history, is a largely vacuous enterprise with limited capacity to generate meaningful insights. 🧪
It is a gigantic box. I am so stoked 🦀🐠
When your Maryland- based big sister knows that you have had a WEEK and need some TLC
Bookmarking this. Am in desperate need of good news these days....
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
We're asking the tough questions this week!
imagine being loved and accepted for who you are like this wow
Today is the birthday of Rachel Carson, a personal hero and one of the most important conservation voices of the 20th century. Her talent as a writer and researcher drew attention to the wonders of ocean life and alerted the world to the ecological dangers of indiscriminate use of toxic pesticides.
Rebecca Solnit on compromise: "If I think the world is round and you think the world is flat, I don't really make the world better by saying it's kind of a squashed oblong."
Oooh, so excited!
More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ... Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge! Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections' @jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer ssb2026.github.io
Reminder that SSE members in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, India, and 152 low-income countries around the world can still get FREE registration for the virtual Evolution meeting! Please share with your colleagues: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
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The American public is broadly supportive of maintaining federal science and medical research funding, and against punishing universities by taking their funding away, according to a new poll:
So heartening to see this... thanks for amplifying.
A new report finds the bottom 60% of U.S. households—or *two-thirds* of the population—can't afford a “minimal quality of life": housing, health care, and other necessities. "Indicators like GDP and unemployment tell us the economy is thriving. But they don’t reflect the reality of most Americans."
Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody
Midwestern-est take ever❤️
Make your voice heard – join the tri-society Week of Action for NSF! Call and write congress, and tell colleagues, friends, and family about the importance of NSF funding. Find how to get started in our Media Tool: shorturl.at/i7WfU
Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF: Dear members: The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.
According to data from Coral Reef Watch, the worst global bleaching event on record has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, prompting scientists to warn that we are in “uncharted territory.” Read more from @readfearn.bsky.social in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🌍🧪
The treetops look like the rippling ocean 🌊
As far as I understand it, they can abandon tubes and pop up elsewhere. They make the tube so it's not impossible for them to do this. Some true anemones that burrow (versus ceriantherians) have u-shaped burrows and will pop up in different places. Wild!
At least some tube anemones can pop up someplace nearby after contracting. Regular anemones can move (varies from rare to frequent). All move up down (expand/contract) and waggle the tentacles. I was mostly talking about the last bit--they often hunker down when feeding & digesting
The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants. www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
Yes! They eat things bigger than you might expect, and may move slowly while processing
A plea from NSF staff to National Sci Board leadership to support US science and the colleagues who administer it💔
Some kind of anemone for sure. Tube anemones are usually shyer and hide when you get close, so probably a true anemone (but what kind? Dunno...)
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
Nature reports that the National Science Foundation has stopped awarding new grants and allotting funds to existing ones. All of them. @colincarlson.bsky.social says that unless the freeze is lifted, it “is going to destroy people's labs.” 2/10 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH. Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH. HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH. 99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH. Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Lolsob.
Happy #Invertefest! Celebrate invertebrate biodiversity 🐛💕
Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
I meant that we are all messy! My office is a mess but I know where everything is. I feel like that matches the state of taxonomy...
I wonder if this is generally true of our kind of science??
Happy International Taxonomist's day!
Like Mott the Hoople, but can slowly digest you (which is maybe more metal than psychedelic??)
Good news for a change: in honor of World Taxonomists Day, the ten most intriguing species described from marine environments!!
So, there they are, the @marinespecies.bsky.social top-ten marine species of 2024! Do you have a favorite? marinespecies.org/worms-top-te... #toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #GenOcean #marinespecies
This is a good reminder that they're doing (gestures) ~this~ because inclusion WORKS. Diverse voices make outcomes better. Inclusion is morally right.
These are (among) the stories that need to be told, by the people who are experiencing them, in ways that their families and communities can understand. If the sound is these attacks on science is silence… then clawing back what we’ve lost will be even harder, possibly impossible.
Are you a #DeepSea student or early-career researcher without permanent employment? 🌊 #DSBSoc Research Support Awards offer up to £2000 for research activities — visits, training, cruises, research fees, or lab-work. Apply by April 30th: dsbsoc.org/grants-award...
If we allow DEI to crumble, everything it has built will collapse into a heap of rubble, forgotten and buried. www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
I worry that the focus on NOAA's weather predicting value is ignoring the millions of other ways NOAA researchers enrich communities and local economies. There are no oysters without NOAA. There are no blue crabs without NOAA. NOAA trains teachers. NOAA is the lifeblood of coastal communities.
Ohio: activate! We are planning the Columbus iteration now. Stay tuned for details. Volunteers wanted! Reply here and I'll sign you up to help. Let's make this a big, beautiful celebration of science!
This is absolutely devastating www.wired.com/story/nation...
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941